Description
This homemade pumpkin purée recipe is perfect for making better-tasting, less-processed holiday pumpkin desserts, and savory sides, or for making homemade baby food, or the best pumpkin pie ever. It takes just 30 minutes to make from start to finish! I’ve reduced the typical 40 to 60-minute pumpkin roasting time that most pumpkin purée recipes call for, to just 20 minutes (because everyone's trying to save a little more energy these days).
Ingredients
- one 2-pound whole pumpkin (Hokkaido, Sugar, Kabocha, or Pie Pumpkin), peeled and diced (1kg)
Instructions
- Prep baking pan and preheat oven to 400°F/200°C. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Roast the pumpkin. Peel it, remove the seeds, and dice into 1-inch pieces. Spread in a single layer on the sheet pan and roast for 20 minutes (up to 30 minutes for larger pumpkins), or until fork-tender. Remove from the oven, allow it to rest until no more steam is coming off of it, and transfer it to the bowl of a food processor.
- Purée the pumpkin. Process the pumpkin until smooth and creamy, and ladle into jars or use it in your favorite recipe calling for canned pumpkin or pumpkin purée. *If you don't have a food processor, mash the pumpkin or use a potato ricer to get a creamy consistency.
Notes
If you're working with a larger pumpkin, you may need to roast it slightly longer and toss the pieces periodically for more even cooking.
If you don't want to peel or dice the pumpkin, simply cut it in half, scoop out the seeds, and roast the two halves flesh side down, and increase the roasting time by an additional 20 to 30 minutes until fork tender.
I like to purée roughly 1/2 of the pumpkin at a time. This ensures you get a super smooth consistency and makes the process a little quicker.
Waiting until the steam comes off the roasted pumpkin before adding it to the food processor does two important things: It allows some of the moisture to evaporate so your purée is nice and thick, not watery, and it keeps you safer (never process super hot ingredients).
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Category: Condiments + Sauces + Dips
- Method: Oven Roasted
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1/2 cup
- Calories: 54
- Sugar: 3g
- Sodium: 2mg
- Fat: 0.1g
- Saturated Fat: 0g
- Unsaturated Fat: 0g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 12g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 1.2g
- Cholesterol: og
